Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FULFILLMENT, by NELL FARRINGTON MYERS


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FULFILLMENT, by                    
First Line: She never felt new life, of her a part
Last Line: And motherhood's sweet immortality.
Subject(s): Children - Illegitimate; Mothers; Birth - Out Of Wedlock; Bastards


She never felt new life, of her a part,
Nor weight of unborn child within her womb;
But when death laid her brother in the tomb,
She took three homeless children to her heart.

Her home was modest where no servants dwell,
No costly gowns, nor jewels rare she wore;
But they were fed from out her slender store,
Their minds and bodies nourished wise and well.

No sacrifice too great, no toil too stern
Could crush the spirit in her gentle breast;
At night with aching muscles seeking rest—
She watched the light from three small candles burn.

And thus! performed triumphantly her part,
With love and courage, her philosophy—
" 'Tis better to have aching limbs," said she,
"Than weary soul with lonely, aching heart."

With divine fervor, dreams and ecstasy,
The rare impulses of her heart and brain;
Outweighed maternal instinct born of pain,
And motherhood's sweet immortality.





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